
CLASSIC: What’s the US National Radio Quiet Zone?
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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Radio Telescopes - What Are They?
The robert c bird green bank telescope is the world's largest sterable radio telescope. You can't drive anything but desal vehicles within a mile of this contraption way. Spark plugs in an internal combustion engine create electronic interference. Light telescope will have a tough time getting light emissions from these billions year old stars and separating that from the ambient light of enormous skyscrapers or street lights.
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